Mom's Amazing Rhubarb Custard Pie
Creamy custard meets tangy and tart rhubarb for a pie you won't forget.
Ingredients
- 4 cups rhubarb chopped into 1" pieces
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- dash of salt
- 4 eggs
- 2 crusts for a 9" pie
- 2 tablespoons of butter cut into small pieces
- Optional: egg white or milk for crust wash
Instructions
- Place bottom pie crust in pie pan and set aside.
- In a medium-sized bowl, beat the eggs until light and fluffy.
- Next, add the rhubarb, sugar, flour, nutmeg and salt and beat until smooth.
- Pour rhubarb custard mixture into prepared pie dish. Dot with butter pieces and add top pie crust. (Lattice works well with this recipe.) Crimp to seal pie crust.
- Optional: lightly brush pie crust with egg white or milk for a shiny, golden crust.
- Bake at 400 degrees F for 50 minutes.
- Allow to cool completely before serving.
- Enjoy!